The League of Women Voters of Marion and Polk Counties has a couple events coming up, so Kathleen West and Barbara Sellers-Young sat down with us to spread the word.

The League is hosting its kickoff fall brunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Oregon Room in Roth's Market, 1130 Wallace Road NW.

The event will feature guest speaker Jimmy Jones, the director of the ARCHES project of the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency.

Cost is $15 per person, and reservations must be made by Wednesday, Sept. 20. You can register online at www.LWVmarionpolk.org.

The League is also hosting a voter registration event to mark National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Salem-Keizer Area Public Transit mall on the corner of High and Chemeketa streets NE.